#India


Indian transformer manufacturer receives NABL accreditation

India, Agra: Marson’s Electrical Industries, an Indian manufacturer of power and distribution transformers, has received the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accreditation for its test lab, making it the only company in Eastern India with this accredit recognition.

L&T wins $115 million substation orders

India, Mumbai: Power Transmission & Distribution division of Larsen & Toubro Limited has won substation construction orders in the international and domestic markets worth $115 million in total.

Chandigarh upgrading its ageing electricity infrastructure

India, Chandigarh: Chandigarh Administration is planning to upgrade its ageing electricity infrastructure and improve power supply in the city with proposed projects worth around $23 million to be implemented in a period of three years.

Manufacturers concerned over transformer quality certification

India, New Delhi: Indian transformer manufacturers have expressed concerns about uncertainty over the government’s plan to introduce mandatory quality certification for power transformers from next February, with concerned labs and agencies unable to expedite work for issuing necessary licences to manufacturers in time.

Haryana to commission 215 additional substations

India, Chandigarh: Haryana state government has revealed plans of commissioning and expansion of hundreds of new and existing substations of various capacities in the next three years in order to strengthen the power transmission and distribution system in the state.

ABB India unveils first 800 kV UHVDC transformer

India, Vadodara: ABB India rolled out the first 800 kV converter transformer manufactured at their Vadodara facility in the state of Gujarat for the ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission link.

Siemens to supply 28 autotransformers to India

Siemens has recently received three orders from the Power Grid Corporation of India, for the total of 28 500 MVA/800 kV autotransformers and spare parts, the company announced in the press release.

Global Power Transformers Market worth $14B by 2020

India, Nagpur: Wise Guy Reports has made available a new research report titled “Power Transformers Market, Update 2015 – Global Market Size, Equipment Market Share and Key Country Analysis to 2020”.

Alstom T&D India wins $23M contract

India, Odisha: Alstom T&D India has been awarded contracts by Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) worth close to $23 million for the supply of a 400/220 kV air-insulated substation (AIS) as well as gas-insulated substation (GIS) in Odisha.

ABB wins $23M orders for 765 kV transformers

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won orders worth $23 million from Power Grid Corporation of India to supply 765 kV ultra-high voltage power transformers for substations in the northern Indian states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

$252M to be invested in Nagpur district power infrastructure

India, Nagpur: The Central Government of India and the Maharashtra State Government have decided to invest around $252 million in a major boost to power infrastructure in Nagpur district in order to improve the quality of power supply in urban and semi-urban areas and help Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) provide agricultural pump connections to farmers.

Indonesia to spend $125B on adding generating capacity

India, Mumbai: From 2013 to 2022, Indonesia’s only government-owned corporation in electricity generation, transmission and distribution PT PLN has a long-term plan for an additional generating capacity of 59.5 GW, with a total estimated expenditure of around $125 billion.

Dry Type Transformer Market expected to reach $5.38B by 2020

India, Pune: The report “Dry Type Transformer Market by Technology (Cast Resin, Vacuum Pressure Impregnated), by Phase (Single-Phase, Three-Phase), by Voltage (Low, Medium), by Application (Industrial, Commercial, Others), by Geography – Global Forecast to 2020” has been published by Markets and Markets.

Siemens to invest €1B in India and create 4,000 jobs

India, New Delhi: During his visit to New Delhi, Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser announced the company will invest €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in India in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative.

CG wins three-year maintenance contract from ERDF

India, Mumbai: Crompton Greaves Ltd has been awarded with a three-year contract by the French distribution network operator Électricité Réseau Distribution France (ERDF) to provide maintenance and repair services to 4,500 power transformers.